CINCINNATI, April 12. -- Toney's wildness, coupled with ragged fielding by the Cincinnati club at critical times, and some timely hitting by the Cubs, enabled Chicago to win the opening game here today by a score of 7 to 1 before a crowd that filled every seat at Redland Field and overflowed into the outfield. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on April 13, 1916, on Page 14 of the New York edition with the headline: REDS ERRATIC; TONEY WILD.; Chief Factors In Chicago's Defeat of Cincinnati Club. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe